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I didn't even think of that. Would powdercoat last on a chainring? I can imagine it being thick and coming off and forming a mish mash with the chain. I have a soft spot for the Gebhardt transfers too.

broke my feckin' heart getting the unanodized ring. the wallet was taking enough of a punishment and a local guy had it for a good price so i just went for it. down the road i'll hopefully find a black sugino though. nice wan for the laminated straps tip off sumo, probably wouldn't have even checked.

Truth. Thinking of just going for the tried and tested MKS clip/strap combo. and extra no bartape for MOAR ZEN. hahah i'm gonna pick up some black fizik tape during the week alright.

So so stoked with how it turned out. Had a few worries about how the alu would fare on Irish roads but it's ridden great so far. Shouts to Coventry Eagle for the frame!

Anything from American Apparel.

Love that stem.

Coming together, picking up a 48t Gebhardt tonight. Shouts to Coventry Eagle for the frame.

My Tierra :') Appreciate the kind words guise, pretty much my pride and joy, probably my favourite possession. Rides like a dream, so sharp. Looks more or less the same as it does now, just a little more rust, slightly bigger bars, 710SL chain as opposed to reg 710 and KHE tires front and rear.

ANY bike shop will have them.

The oil treatment also slightly darkens the colour of the metal which can look kind of nice.

My Fly Tierra for example:

Almost a year after treating it with oil the chain and seatstays are starting to show a little rust although I was negligent with the oil there as opposed to the front triangle. Still 100% better performance than any clearcoat I've used.

Don't waste time with clearcoat, it's poreous and water will get in. Pour some engine oil on a rag and apply generously to the frame. Ideally should be left in the sun afterwards, but left in front of a heat lamp for half a day or so would be fine too, this allows the oil to leach into the pores of the metal and actually give decent protection. Wipe the excess and repeat the process and you should be good to go. In England rust is more or less inevitable, it's pretty much not if but when. This is pretty much your best bet.

All tool ends will wear at some point, that's why the life warrantee is good.

I still need to find a man to replace the bits in my 20 year old hex key set which have now worn down too much to use.

like this one:

I use a set of Facom allen keys just like this that my Dad got when he worked for London Underground. Whenever someone asks to use them to tighten/ fix something I now have to warn them that they probably won't be able to loosen it again with out that specific set. Serious allen keys.

Wippermann might make KHE's chains, but I'm pretty sure the KHE Collapse isn't a modified Wippermann 1G8, the pin peening is completely different.

Warning, by the way; the Wippermann 1G8 only comes in 96 link BMX length, so it's unlikely to fit your fixie skidder.

Correct, my mistake. The Collapse is also 9.3mm wide as opposed to the 1G8 which is 12.4mm.

It also assumes the unfortunate alias of the KHE Collapse chain. Basically a Wipperman but fettled with a little to clear smaller BMX drivers.

Didn't see the 4th Nov. My bad for flogging a dead horse.

Cranks gone?

That Nagasawa is a beaut. One to be proud of for sure.

Might be of interest.

Surly Steamroller F+F, too small for me. Seeing as you'll struggle to find a new frameset for less than 300 sterling, i think €140 is a fair price taking into consideration the couple of flaws it has.

[]49cm
[]Black Pewter
[]Paint in decent condition, usual scratches
[]One small dent in left hand seatstay which distorts the straightness of the tube really slightly, I have been riding this frame for months and have full confidence that there is no compromise in structural integrity as a result.
[]Tiny ding on top tube
[]Frame in structurally perfect condition apart from this
[]Fork perfect structurally
[]Sealed Cane Creek headset, sealed Shimano BB, both in very good condition
[*]Surly stickers showing signs of wear/ rubbing but enamel headtube badge is fine

Flicks:

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Coin for size reference.

Anyone who's owned a Surly, and a Steamroller in particular will back me up on this. They are built like brick shithouses, especially the Roller. Hence the use of 4130 and absence of lugs, it's a straight, to the point workhorse.

Shoot me a PM if you're interested, I'll do £125 posted from Dublin.

Apologies in advance if repost.

federal where did you get the figure of a few hundred pounds for a bike bag, the ground effect tardis is yours for not much more than 90.
and whose bringing in how much someone earns or has, bike boxes are a false economy, if you plan to take your bike with you on more than one journey.
lets take this fictious unemployed student as our starting point, say you had a trip coming up, and you wanted to take your bike with you, and you'd be going to a couple of different destinations whilst there, would you entrust the bike you've spent months on, grabbing deals on the classifieds, and on ebay to a gaffer taped cardboard box? What happens if the frames bent, or dented or the forks are bent, how much more will that cost to repair/replace.
as the axiom states, buy cheap buy twice. You cut the corners with how the bike is packed, how can you get upset, ask for compensation from the airlines baggage handlers?
also does this hypothetical unemployed student expect to be such for the rest of their lives and if not, will they still be advocating the use of a bike box and extreme amounts of gaffer tape?

http://www.groundeffect.co.nz/product-detail-TAR-BAG.htm
169 NZ dollars 204 NZD with shipping approximate 98GBP
Two quid inside your hundreds of pounds...

Sigh, if you're going to split hairs, at least read what I said properly. I said that you could spend a couple of hundred pounds on a bike bag, bags at that price do exist. I don't understand why you're explaining how much you paid for your particular bag, I never made any mention of it and it's clear that bags in that price range and lower do exist, I was only pointing out that one could spend an awful lot more on one. Which is all well and good if money is a non issue and aesthetics, luxury and practicality are of absolute priority. However, even the £100 odd for the bag you linked is a considerable amount of wedge for most people. For anyone to pay that much for a once off trip with no reasonable intention to do so again in the near future, is in my opinion, frivolous and a waste of money. Like I've already said, for a frequent traveller with bike, it makes a lot more sense. A bike box is no false economy, the initial cost(zero) is not negated by any concurrent financial loss down the line as a result of the saving. The one I used let me protect all parts of the bike and there was not one breach or failure after being hooned around by baggage handlers from Dublin to Vancouver and back, not once was I ever anything but fully confident in my bike's integrity or security.

Obviously the unemployed student does not intend to keep that status forever although surely it makes more sense to make an investment like a bag when they are no longer unemployed and are better furnished financially? Using a bike box as opposed to purchasing a dedicated bag is a great way for someone in that financial standing to save a bit of dough. I also fully back the buy cheap, buy twice principle, but to apply it to this situation is just nonsensical.

Admittedly if I was travelling as often as you I would invest in a dedicated bag but if I was travelling just once or even twice this year I honestly would just get a box(the one I spent a few minutes rigging up could easily have been chucked in the shed and used again, which, if I was going abroad again soon after said trip I probably would have done). I just feel for people travelling once or twice with no planned trips for the foreseeable future, getting a bike box is a good way of cutting the costs associated with flying or going abroad with a bike. Perhaps I should have been clearer, I think buying a bike bag for a one off trip is ridiculous and unnecessary. Obviously everyone would rather "put it in a bike bag, all pipe cladded and cable tied up, few tools in the nicely designed pockets(nicely designed pocket?!)" but the reality is for someone less well endowed financially than yourself perhaps, an unemployed student for example, this could be a much more viable alternative. You could easily spend a few hundred quid on a bag, money that you'll most likely never recoup.

No worries boss. Exactly what I was thinking, would be such a shame to ruin a lovely set of forks like that, or worse have them fail on you as you're riding along. Hmm, maybe you could try email whoever makes the forks? I have a feeling that they're just gonna say that they don't reccomend it but maybe it's worth a shot.

I brought my bike to Canada a couple of years ago and used a box. Went down to the LBS and asked if they had any spare boxes lying around, got one off them from a complete BMX. Disassembled the bike and cut the box down a little so it wasn't so cumbersome, used a good bit of duck tape on the box's more vulnerable joins and it was good to go, brought it on the flight as sporting equipment. I honestly think paying a lot for a bag is a bit ridiculous as you can pad out the box if you like or fill it with clothes and whathaveyou, I know when I had the bike in the box it was way under the sporting goods weight limit.

Honestly I wouldn't advise it. 9 times out of 10 it's probably going to be fine but there are a lot of nasty checmicals in rattlecan paint that could potentially seep and fuck with shit which is the last thing you want especially with carbon. Besides I'm struggling to see how normal carbon finish could look anything but pretty decent with a gloss black frame.